Special meals and nut allergies
Special meals to meet specific dietary, medical and religious needs are available on select flights. To make sure we can accommodate your needs, request your meal starting 30 days before and no later than 24 hours before takeoff.
Availability by ticket type
All classes
Special meals are available in all classes on flights to / from:
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- New Zealand
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE)
- Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Santiago, Chile (SCL)
- Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU)
Request
At least 24 hours before departure
- Make sure your flight offers special meals
- Choose your meal
- Order on aa.com or call Reservations
At the airport
Let the gate agent and flight attendant know you ordered a special meal.
Meals
Meals for medical needs are reviewed by a registered dietician. Nutritional requirements are based on the entire meal.
| Type | Meal description |
|---|---|
| Asian vegetarian* | Spicy vegetarian meals with limited use of dairy products |
| Baby | Selection of commercial baby food for children 2 and younger. Attached to the parent/guardian PNR. |
| Bland | Simple cooking methods used specifically for passengers with digestive sensitivities |
| Child's | Foods that appeal to kids age 2-5; available to everyone |
| Diabetic* | Suitable for reduced sugar, hyperglycemic, hypoglycemic and carbohydrate controlled meal requests |
| Gluten-intolerant* | This meal eliminates all foods prepared with wheat, rye, barley and oats |
| Hindu* | Prepared according to Hindu dietary practices and may include dairy, curries and spicy flavors |
| Kosher** | Prepared to comply with Jewish dietary laws |
| Lacto-ovo vegetarian | Vegetarian meal that may include eggs and dairy products |
| Low fat | High fiber, low fat meal |
| Low sodium | No added salt, MSG or baking powder/soda |
| Muslim* | Does not contain pork, by-products of pork or ingredients containing alcohol |
| Non-lactose | Does not contain cheese, dairy products and their derivatives, lactose or milk products |
| Vegetarian Jain Meal*** | Vegetarian meal with fresh fruit and vegetables that grow above the ground and does not contain onion, garlic, other root vegetables or animal products and by-products. |
| Vegetarian / Vegan* | Does not contain meat, fish, fowl, eggs, dairy products or derivatives |
*Available on most domestic flights when a full meal is served in First.
**If you’re traveling from Brazil, Kosher meals are only available from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Sao Paulo (GRU). Kosher meals are not available on flights departing from India.
***Available on flights to / from India only.
Although we don’t serve peanuts, we do serve other nut products (such as warmed nuts) and there may be trace elements of unspecified nut ingredient, including peanut oils, in meals and snacks. Additionally, other customers can bring peanuts or other tree nuts on board.
We can’t accommodate requests to not serve certain foods or to provide nut “buffer zones.” Our planes are cleaned regularly, but can’t guarantee the removal of nut allergens on surfaces or in the air filters. Because of this, we can’t guarantee you won’t be exposed to peanuts or other tree nuts during flight, and we strongly encourage those with allergies to take all necessary medical precautions before flying.
EU Allergen
Allergen information is also available onboard flights departing EU countries.
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